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Talas Region (Kyrgyz: Талас областы) is a province (oblast) o Kyrgyzstan. Its caipital is Talas. It is bordered on the wast an north bi Jambyl Province o Kazakhstan, on the east bi Chui Province, on the sooth bi Jalal-Abad Province an on the soothwast bi a finger o Uzbekistan. It is basically a U-shaped valley open tae the wast. The northren mairch is defined bi the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, which an aa form the soothren mairch o Chuy Province. At the eastren end, the Talas Ala-Too Range splits aff an marks the soothren border. The Talas River flows throu the centre o the valley. The main hieway (A361) enters frae the east ower the Ötmök Pass (closed in winter) an goes doun the valley tae Taraz in Kazakhstan. Near the mooth o the valley at Kyzyl-Adyr, ane road goes north toward Taraz an the ither sooth ower the Kara-Buura Pass tae Jalal-Abad Province. Afore unthirldom maist tred links wur wi Taraz. The historic Battle o Talas occurred here.
Talas Region Талас областы Таласская область | |
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Caipital: | Talas |
Aurie: | 11,400 km² |
Population: | 219,800 (2009) |
Population density: | 19 /km² |
ISO 3166-2: | KG-T |
Talas province is dividit admeenistratively intae 4 districts [6]:
District | Caipital |
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Bakay-Ata District | Bakay-Ata[7] |
Kara-Buura District | Kyzyl-Adyr |
Manas District | Pokrovka |
Talas District | Manas[8] |
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